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Have we gotten too sensitive?It used to be that we could easily say times haven't really changed. Aside from new fashion andtechnology. Claiming that values have remained exactly the same was once a viable statement to make.Nevertheless, what was once alright just isn't anymore.

Whether this is the result of more negative aspects coming to light or the simple fact that we as asociety have become too touchy. One thing for sure it's doing more harm than good.Is censoring negativity leading it to multiply further? Talk about an oxymoron...

Have times really gotten that bad? Or could most people speaking out against certain aspects ofsociety which offend them be simply crying out for attention? This seems to be the question those onthe opposing side of arguments are asking themselves.

Surely the world didn't turn evil over night? So what's all the ruckus about?From shows to monuments, to even fashion and fairy tales it seems that no one is immune from thereach of over the top unnecessary criticisms.

Weren't confrontations once situations that people tried to avoid? These outbursts which have beenreferred to as exercising freedom of speech have actually silenced individuals who don't share themajority point of view. After all, can anyone argue with the fact that it's terrifying to be yelled at andconfronted constantly for not agreeing with the so called “majority”?

Couldn't this be taking things a wee bit too far?It's one thing to censor TV, but now politically correctness targets fashion as well? Is there no limit tocensorship?

Clearly, this whole business of constantly being sensitive to the feelings of others has conditioned somemembers of society into thinking that not being able to take a joke is somehow ok? Target one of themost iconic retailers associated with enabling families to have the ability to shop for everything theywant and need at reasonable prices has become the latest gripe of individuals who have found reasonsto claim that their feelings have once again been hurt.

In August 2016 group of feminists recently demanded that a pink shirt depicting the Batman characterBatgirl be removed from shelves in Target Australia. This drastic adjustment to the retail giant's fashionline was in response to phrases said in jest. Even though they did include fighting crime and saving theworld. These so-called offensive connotations were, “washing the Batmobile” and “dry cleaning theBatcape.” It's hard to believe that such innocent phrases at first glance would be considered offensive.Only after searching for something to turn into a negative depiction do we see that maybe these phrasescould be taken as sexist remarks.

Little girls+Disney Princesses= BAD! What? Did I miss something?Just when we thought censorship had gone as low as it possibly could by choosing what clothes wereacceptable to wear, which is possibly more closely resembling communism than anything else. It onceagain plummeted to a whole other level.

Who knew happy endings and riding off into the sunset had a much darker meaning?For decades little girls have idolized and imagined themselves to be princesses. Most especially popularare those created by the Walt Disney Company. Is it all in good fun right?

Surely, these make believe sessions of child like play were exactly just that pretending. WRONG! Onceagain after some serious nitpicking, underlying negative meanings were once again found to exist in themost innocent of fairy tales.

In an article featured on the website The Artifice, entitled Feminism and the Disney Princesses readersare given the assumption that an ugly reality lies just below the surface of the magic world of Disney. Inother words, Disney Princesses processed personality traits of submissiveness as well as characteristicsof women suffering from some sort of abuse which has evidently brought about weakness and stupidity.Clearly not exactly the best role models for little ones to have...

Long gone are the are the days of associating Disney Princesses with fairy godmothers, singing animalsand happily ever after.

Suddenly, Cinderella and Snow White are seen as weak by somehow promoting servitude. The LittleMermaid injures herself by losing her voice just to get the prince to fall in love with her thereby causingher to disfigure herself.And...

Just when we thought this level of ridiculousness had finally come to an end Sleeping Beauty is furtherdescribed as being bland and ensnared by the evil villain. In the end, the only thing she has going for heris a great singing voice. Which let's be honest is basically akin to calling her a “dumb blonde.”Come on! Grow a backbone!

Could we be entering an age where “free speech” is just a blanket term for silencing opposing opinions?Possibly yes...if society continues down this path we could be left with a pretty stale earth where thepast is erased and everything is sterilized so as to not offend anyone. Whatever happened to ignoringthings that offended our sensibilities?

Clearly, society has lost its sense of humour and ability to take a joke. Somebody grab it a tissue!

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Trying to determine when a popular television series has reached the peak of its success is difficult to pin point. Nothing lasts forever and eventually after several successful seasons all good things come to an end. This was the case for two popular family-centered genre television series Full House and Gilmore Girls.

Occasionally, a show will come along that is so great, it earns the right to call itself a pop-culture icon. Their popularity grew to such lengths that international recognition was gained. Re-runs are still being shown on a sometimes daily basis because of their power to elicit high ratings. After all, why kill the golden goose? Clearly, audiences are still drawn to them, so they must be doing something right.

It's already full it doesn't need to be fuller! One program which has made its mark as a pop-culture icon of the 80s and 90s is the popular television program, Full House. Its ability to deal with typical issues facing teenagers, children and families in general with a light under tone appealed to audiences. These were issues they could relate to. The fact that every episode ended with a relatively happy ending gave the impression that everything was going to be alright.

Full House's success was due to the fact that the audience could see themselves in the characters.

Nevertheless, as it is with all television show's things never last forever and eventually must come to an end. As it is with all things once you see the top keep going after it, but an end point should be clearly in sight. If not easy street could merge into a rocky path with more twists and turns than the popular Disneyland attraction Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. Except in the case of Full House, the after mat is far worse than light motion sickness. Those that chose to go on another lap around the track end up falling of the cliff known as “low ratings.”

Approaching the spin-off, Fuller House with an open mind was the best way to take everything in. The finished product, however, could only be described as the “ugly baby.” They are all supposed to be cute, but no matter how hard you try this one just isn't. This one was more similar to an SNL skit than a family comedy. It was hard to see the scenes as being even the slightest bit realistic when every now and then a cast member would either wink at the camera or give it a thumbs up.

Witty banter turned boring and predictable. The return of Gilmore Girls was welcomed surprise. Unlike Full House, there was actually something to come back to. This was mostly because the series ended abruptly. So many unanswered questions hung in the air. Lorelai Gilmore still wasn't married even though she had already been in a serious relationship with Luke Danes. Then there were the questions about Rory Gilmore. Did she ever become the great journalist she inspired to be? Did her and Logan Huntzberger ever rekindle their love? If not which one of Rory's string of leading men would be the lucky guy to capture her heart?

All of these questions were opened chapters just waiting to be closed. So when a Netflix spin off slash miniseries was announced fans all over the world were elated. Finally, we would get the answers to questions, which had been shrouded in speculation for almost a decade.

Sadly, it didn't take long after the series to be released, and fans could binge watch the entire thing did negative criticisms start to emerge. First, there was the body shaming, which wasn't that bad. It seemed as if people who brought it up were really nit picking for any negative comment they could come up with. One thing that was painfully obvious was the fact that Rory's success was short lived. She ended up having a very selfish attitude towards life and the destiny she led was almost parallel to her mothers. Since at the very end of the miniseries she announced she was pregnant.

The only positive thing that came out of this Gilmore Girls fast forward marathon was that Luke and Lorelai were finally married. It was painfully obvious that if the writers tried to bring the show back what we would get is a clone of the first series with no surprises hidden along the way. Which would be just as exciting as getting on the same carousel ride for the 100th time. The audience could predict every moment with their eyes closed. Don't push your luck!

Achieving continuous success in Hollywood is akin to winning at the most popular Black Jack table in Vegas. It's all a game of chance. Quit while you're ahead. If not the house of cards could come tumbling down.

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FOX's new Empire spin STAR follows an indigent girl's rise to fame. Within the first few minutes of the show, you could FEEL everyone in the room think to themselves "Do we really need to celebrate MORE white people on TV?" And it's tough to admit, but I instantly thought the same thing. Yes, we get to see a white girl have it all. As if we can't look out our windows to see that ;). I know that sentiment may sound racist, but you have to understand - what made EMPIRE so great to watch is that the characters were (read: FINALLY were) relatable.

But FOX, like the rest of Hollywood, has decided we don't matter - or at least that is the impression we get. Not that the "you're not quite right because you're not white" message isn't one we haven't heard every day for our entire lives, it's just that subconsciously EMPIRE gave us hope and relief & made us feel welcome in our country, albeit temporarily. It appears that FOX created STAR in order to capture (recapture?) the white demographic that it perhaps had trouble holding on to with EMPIRE. I know, it's business, I understand (and Yes I will get over it) - I just wrongly thought we could go another day without the reminder that we are not America's preferred demographic.

The once acclaimed "Creators of EMPIRE" went even further to show a very confusing and unnecessarily placed rape scene. It came out of nowhere, for no reason, other than to Force (no pun intended) a rape scene on to the viewers, and the rapist is .... wait for it . . BLACK.

So thank you FOX, for undoing more progress in one night than what took you years to achieve through EMPIRE.

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, STAR might eventually prove to be an entertaining enough show for me not to give up on. We'll see. It's not like I don't tolerate the racism of Big Bang Theory for a good laugh ;) so what's a little White Power to endure for a hot music show!